Chapter 16
Episode 16: You've already heard the answer.
In the afternoon, Seo Dae-ryong brought over a dozen Hwangcheon Pavilion investigators..
As it seemed like a full-scale investigation was about to begin, the Demon Army began to become agitated. A rumor spread that all the demonic forces, led by Jangho, were to be thoroughly rounded up..
And that evening an accident occurred..
While I was resting in my room, an investigator from Hwangcheongak came running to me..
“I'm in big trouble. I think you should go quickly..”
When I got there, I saw that the hallway in front of the interrogation room was a mess. A fight broke out between the demon army and the investigators..
“stop motion!”
I entered between the standoff between the demon army and the investigators and stopped the fight..
One of the investigators was lying bleeding. It wasn't just about being beaten up. Blood was flowing freely from his torn face, and even his ribs were broken..
Seo Dae-ryong was angry and came forward, but he was unable to withstand the demonic forces and was beaten as well..
“Are you hurt a lot??”
“I'm fine, but my colleague was seriously injured..”
“Hurry up and take me to the dressing room..”
Other investigators took him out after he collapsed..
The leader of this incident, Lord Godang, was shamelessly there..
“You were like this?”
“exactly.”
The demons standing around were all demons from the demon army. Perhaps that was why Godang was not at all intimidated. Rather, he was enjoying this situation, and the subordinates around him also looked like they were about to giggle at any moment..
“It's a day where the prophecy seems to come true..”
Seo Dae-ryong, who knew what the prophecy was, swallowed his saliva..
“What kind of prophecy is this all of a sudden??”
In response to Godang's question, Seo Dae-ryong looked at his head and answered on his behalf..
“Go Daju, this is a prophecy you never want to know..”
“Then, Confucius, I will also make a prophecy for you. After being pushed out of the competition for succession, our Confucius will be kicked out of his school and end up living off the backs of the Murim Alliance faction..”
The demon soldiers in the area who were listening laughed and laughed..
Instead of getting angry, I was happy.
“Oh, what a prophecy.!”
“It's cool?”
“You survived even though you were pushed out of the successor battle, right? Besides, you can live your whole life without working! Isn’t the dream of eating without action a dream for all of us? Thank you so much for the prophecy! I'll live Jay's life there..”
Conversely, Godang, who was ridiculed, made his impression as high as possible..
“Why did you hurt the Hwangcheongak warrior??”
“We bumped shoulders in the hallway. You left without an apology, so I just looked after your hand..”
“You must have hit your shoulder. Even if he apologized, I wouldn't have let it go..”
Godang was smiling without denying it. The demons around us also laughed together..
“It's poison.”
Godang asked curiously what I said..
“It's poison?”
“Your minions are poison to you.”
“What nonsense??”
As long as his subordinates are watching, he will not back down due to his pride and will ultimately lead to the destruction I planned..
“Godang, didn’t you kill our school’s warrior like this last year? The year before last, a fight broke out in a bar and three people were killed..”
The opponents were all low-level warriors, and the demon army covered it up before it became an incident..
“Because there are assholes all over the world who have no respect for their seniors..”
‘The look in his eyes that said ‘a guy like you’ flew towards me..
“Do you know that? I picked something up when I came down..”
“what is that?”
“Right to summary disposition.”
At the mention of the right to summary disposition, the surroundings suddenly became quiet..
But Godang instead snorted..
“What would you do if you had the authority? I don't have the ability to dispose of it?”
At those words, the subordinates burst into laughter again..
This is the poison I spoke of. This is what happens when a foolish person is conscious of the gaze of those around him..
Normally, he would be very nervous, but he is showing off in front of his subordinates. I don't know what kind of stage I'm standing on..
As I took a step closer, all the demons around the temple rushed forward..
“If you mess with us, you're messing with the entire demon army. I don't know if this Confucius really has that kind of courage..”
“At least I'm not hiding behind minions.”
He raised his bandaged right hand..
“I was injured by some cowardly person..”
Then I raised my right hand and said.
“I won't use my right hand either..”
“!”
Godang was shocked, as if he didn't know it would come out like this..
But he was under the illusion that he was the main character on this stage..
“Then, if I get hurt, I will go to the teacher and tell him.?”
His subordinates burst into laughter. Every time they laughed, the stage became hotter..
“I won't hold you responsible even if you get hurt or even die..”
“I swore?”
I struck my sword twice and swore.
Only then did he accept my victory..
“Good. Let's stick somewhere.”
Godang drew his sword and held it in his left hand. The reason he stepped forward with confidence was because his left hand could handle the sword as skillfully as his right hand. On the other hand, I was right-handed..
I walked forward slowly, with my right hand behind my waist as if I was holding my back..
“If you use that hand because it’s urgent,?”
Godang seemed afraid that I would use my right hand..
“Tell your subordinates to join forces and kill me..”
“joy! You are confident. I heard that you recently held a party with the immature members of the Namdo Order. I guess I gained confidence there..”
“Actually, your acting is more fun..”
“Shut up!”
Godang rushed at me with his sword..
I thought this match was also part of my training. The important thing in training is, of course, practical training, and real combat with the Demon Lord is an experience that money cannot buy..
There was no moderation in Godang. He did everything in his power to hurt me somehow..
Every time the sword missed, sighs that it was a waste were heard everywhere..
To them, it looked like I was about to be stabbed by a sword at any moment, but my heart was as calm as a lake..
After fighting him, I know for sure. My level now is that I can easily deal with Godang with my left hand..
Everyone's interest in the outcome of this fight will be 'How soon?'.
The number I decided on was forty. When this fight is over, rumors will spread like this.
This Confucius kills the lord of the Demon Lord for the first time in 400 tens of thousands of days..
Since he defeated Yang Po, a disciple of Hyeolcheon Doma, in 200,000,000, if he beat Godang in 400,000,000, it would be considered fairly balanced..
When I reached the fortieth move, I changed my walking method and dug into the guy..
The moment I grabbed the wrist holding the sword, Godang roughly shook me off and tried to retreat. But if that were possible, my arm wouldn't have been grabbed in the first place..
Let's turn my body around while holding my arm.
Crumbling!
Godang's arm was twisted like a clothesline, and bones protruded from his wrist..
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
A fist flew into the screaming guy's face again..
Godang fell to the floor with a heavy hitting sound..
I jumped on the fallen guy's body and slammed my fist into him. If he had used internal energy, he would have died instantly, but he was shocked without using internal energy..
puck! Pow! puck!
A demon from the area who was watching rushed towards me..
I swung my sword while sitting on Godang's boat..
The lower abdomen of the one who was running split and fell forward..
Since they didn't know that I would cut him down with a single sword, not only the Demon Army but also Seo Dae-ryong and Hwangcheongak investigators were greatly surprised..
“crazy!”
“kill it!”
Two of Godang's limbs rushed forward, swords drawn..
The attack they made in an emergency situation became their last move in life..
I jumped up and swung my sword in succession. Their swords grazed my body, but mine landed exactly where they were aimed..
Sigh! Puuk!
The two who had their necks pierced fell down spewing blood in all directions..
The place quickly became a sea of blood. When their three companions became corpses, the demon soldiers hesitated on whether to rush in or not..
I shouted loudly.
“The crime of those who just died was treason..”
They froze at the word treason..
After pinning them down like that, I walked over to Godang, who had collapsed..
“The same goes for your great lord. It is a clear crime of treason because you hit and seriously injured a person who came under the command of the religious leader..”
He looked down at him and said coldly.
“Do you know what happened to the families of the people you killed in a fight at a bar last year? Don't you know? I probably didn't even care. Losing a father, losing a child, losing a husband. Are those people living properly? What are you doing, hitting people? What are you doing, killing our believers??”
“……Please save me.”
Although his face was covered in blood, he was full of the desire to live..
“why do i?”
“……I will repent.”
Blood flowed out of the guy's mouth..
“lie. It will continue to be like that in the future.?”
“no. Absolutely not..”
“You said it right? I will continue to do so.”
“…… When do I?”
“Your past life tells you everything.”
I raised my foot and struck Godang’s head at a sharp angle..
Shuuk!
Twisted.
The guy's head exploded like a watermelon and he died instantly..
For a moment, silence fell there. No one would have imagined that the demon lord would kill his favorite godang by breaking his head..
After killing Godang, I shouted to the demons in the area..
“Treason is a summary punishment. Do you want to get married? Still holding the sword up.”
Then the demons in the area all put down their swords. Daeju is already dead, and if he steps forward, his head will be blown off. They were overwhelmed by my martial arts skills that cut them with a single sword..
“The entire Demon Army will withdraw and remain under guard until there is a special order! If you leave your room after this time, you will be punished for treason, so make sure you know that.!”
When I motioned for everyone to go out, they did not dare to refuse and all went out..
The Hwangcheongak investigators who were watching were looking at me with surprised faces. The emotions mixed with that surprise were clearly joy and excitement..
Seo Dae-ryong told me.
“You are much stronger than I thought..”
“What did you think??”
“that is… … I didn't expect to win the entire Demon Army..”
“We had a prophecy.”
It was meant to make him laugh, but Seo Dae-ryong didn't laugh. He looked around at the corpses lying around with a nervous look on his face..
“No matter how much this Confucius is... … Can I do this??”
I spoke firmly to the scared man..
“Don't make a fuss over only three or four people being killed. Because I came prepared to cut down half of the demon army..”
“!”
It was a moment to see how small Seo Dae-ryong usually opens his eyes..
That evening, the Demon Lord came to see me..
He was waiting at the base of Magachon, not in his office..
There were about a dozen kiru in Magachon, and although no one decided, the place to go to was naturally determined according to position. The Giru the Demon Lord was waiting for was a top-class Giru..
“I called you here to have a drink after a long time..”
He treated me as if nothing had happened. Rather, it was more subtle and soft than usual..
“Have you ever been here??”
“This is my first time.”
“I like it here.”
Indeed, the food and alcohol served were of the highest quality, and the courtesans were also very beautiful. The musicians’ playing skills were also excellent..
“It looks expensive.”
“It's the most expensive place in Magachon. I prepared something special for you today.”
He was a man who was proud of such luxury and entertainment..
“You have to enjoy your life to the fullest as you never know when you will die. Isn't it??”
“You are right..”
“Come on, let’s drink..”
I drank with him. The demon lord came here so often that he felt like it was his home. While drinking, he sang a song and even got up and danced with a courtesan. Even though he called me about Godang's death, he didn't mention it at all..
I was far from entertainment in my past life, so I only entertained in moderation..
After having a lot of fun and getting too drunk, the demon lord finally bitten the courtesans..
“There was a small accident with my kids.?”
‘The words 'small accident' reflected his will to deal with this incident..
“yes. There was an unexpected collision.”
It was an incident where the leader of the Demon Army died. It was an incident that would turn the school upside down, but the demon lord tried to use this as an opportunity to turn things around..
“Good things are good things, so why not sum it up like this? I had no choice but to write it, but that person was a friend with a lot of scum in many ways..”
It meant blaming everything on the dead master and ending it..
‘Hey, you are such a piece of trash too..’
Even so, he was just a confidant. Let alone revenge, they are trying to make you a criminal. This is why only the dead are pitiful..
“Even though it is for investigation of a case, wouldn't it be a big problem if you also raised an issue about killing the Demon Lord??”
“I'm sorry about that..”
“What is it like? What does this conclude? Isn’t one lord and three subordinates enough??”
“Thank you for your consideration. I would like to handle it well, but there is one problem..”
“any problem?”
“There is no evidence. There has been an official investigation, but shouldn't there be evidence to report it to the top??”
“You just need to bring enough evidence and attach it..”
“That's troublesome. The letter that came in this time stated that an external contract had been received privately from the area. It's not a matter that can be brushed aside..”
He said he heard it from Jang-ho, but it was written in a letter..
Because he didn't know that I knew that fact, the demon lord tried to hide his surprise..
“We need evidence to close this case..”
He was not asked to provide evidence. But he would have understood it like this.
―Only when you provide evidence will this matter end..
After a short chat, the Demon Lord brought the courtesans in again to drink and play..
The Demon Lord tried to have more fun than before, but I could feel his worries throughout the drinking session. The dance moves were not as sharp as before..
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